bullying
noun
- use of force or coercion to abuse or intimidate others
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈbʊ.li.ɪŋ/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English bully Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English bullying From bully + -ing.
- An act of intimidating a person to do something, especially such repeated coercion.
“[Greenland's current Prime Minister Múte] Egede has insisted that Greenland is not for sale and he framed the polling partly as a referendum on Trump's seemingly bellicose bullying, saying the election was a "fateful choice."”
- Persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant for another person.
“Bullying is a punishable offense in schools.”
verb
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
- present participle and gerund of bully